The United States, still glowing over its upset of Brazil in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, was shown what a top team can do at full strength, losing to the Netherlands 2-0 in Miami. Ronald de Boer scored on a deflection off Alexi Lalas two minutes into the game after a bad pass by Roy Wegerle set up a breakaway. Clarence Seedorf scored 30 seconds into the second half after Philip Cocu's pass beat the defense. Seerdorf easily beat goalkeeper Kasey Keller. The U.S., preparing for World Cup games...

NEWCASTLE, England, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew compared striker Loic Remy to Dutch greats Johan Cruyff and Dennis Bergkamp after his injury-time winner earned a much-needed 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday. Having hit the base of the post in the 88th minute, the French international rifled home a shot four minutes later to grab Newcastle's first goal in five matches and secure a first win for the club since Jan. 18. The...

LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Arsenal will unveil a statue of former striker Dennis Bergkamp at their Emirates Stadium before the start of next season, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. "I will do everything I can to be there when it will be unveiled. It will definitely be a special moment for me which I don't want to miss," Bergkamp told the club's website (www.arsenal.com). "I am honoured that this is going to happen. It makes me very proud. Everyone knows...

LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal unveiled a statue of former striker Dennis Bergkamp on Saturday, the Dutchman becoming the fourth club great to be cast in bronze outside the Emirates Stadium in London. In 11 years at Arsenal, Bergkamp, 44, scored 120 goals in 423 appearances and won seven major honours. The former Netherlands international also made a key contribution to Arsenal's historic undefeated Premier League season in 2003-04. Over 2,000 fans turned out to see the...

LONDON (Reuters) - Mesut Ozil's three assists in table-topping Arsenal's 3-1 victory over Stoke City were merely a sign of things to come, manager Arsene Wenger said on Sunday. Wenger has already compared the club's record 42 million pounds signing to former favourite Dennis Bergkamp in his ability to influence games. "I believe that once he is completely integrated we'll see even more of him but he has shown today that he is a great player," Wenger said of the German playmaker...

LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Manager Arsene Wenger has silenced his critics with Arsenal's rip-roaring start to the season, club great Dennis Bergkamp said on Friday. After losing their opening Premier League match 3-1 at home to Aston Villa, the north Londoners have been revitalised by the signing of Germany playmaker Mesut Ozil and are unbeaten in the 11 matches they have played in all competitions since. The Premier League leaders are without a trophy since 2005 but...

LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal unveiled a statue of former striker Dennis Bergkamp on Saturday, the Dutchman becoming the fourth club great to be cast in bronze outside the Emirates Stadium in London. In 11 years at Arsenal, Bergkamp, 44, scored 120 goals in 423 appearances and won seven major honours. The former Netherlands international also made a key contribution to Arsenal's historic undefeated Premier League season in 2003-04. Over 2,000 fans turned out to see the...

LONDON (Reuters) - Mesut Ozil's three assists in table-topping Arsenal's 3-1 victory over Stoke City were merely a sign of things to come, manager Arsene Wenger said on Sunday. Wenger has already compared the club's record 42 million pounds signing to former favourite Dennis Bergkamp in his ability to influence games. "I believe that once he is completely integrated we'll see even more of him but he has shown today that he is a great player," Wenger said of the German playmaker...

LONDON, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Manager Arsene Wenger has silenced his critics with Arsenal's rip-roaring start to the season, club great Dennis Bergkamp said on Friday. After losing their opening Premier League match 3-1 at home to Aston Villa, the north Londoners have been revitalised by the signing of Germany playmaker Mesut Ozil and are unbeaten in the 11 matches they have played in all competitions since. The Premier League leaders are without a trophy since 2005 but...

LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Arsenal will unveil a statue of former striker Dennis Bergkamp at their Emirates Stadium before the start of next season, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. "I will do everything I can to be there when it will be unveiled. It will definitely be a special moment for me which I don't want to miss," Bergkamp told the club's website (www.arsenal.com). "I am honoured that this is going to happen. It makes me very proud. Everyone knows...

The impostors in orange who spent nearly a month in Orlando impersonating the Dutch team were finally exiled Monday. The Dutch, vilified for their uncharacteristically sluggish play in the opening round, treated a 4th of July crowd of 61,355 at the Florida Citrus Bowl to an exhibition of technically sound play en route to a 2-0 victory over Ireland in World Cup second-round play. The Netherlands converted a pair of Irish miscues into first-half goals by Dennis Bergkamp and...

For 20 years, the Dutch have tempted soccer fans with the feast their style of soccer can provide, but they always seemed to run out of food when everyone came to expect a banquet. Since 1978, when Holland lost in the World Cup final for the second straight time, it has often given the world crumbs of what came to be known as "total soccer." Not since 1978 had the Dutch gone beyond the World Cup quarterfinals. In Saturday's quarterfinal match with Argentina, they harvested all of their...

NEWCASTLE, England, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew compared striker Loic Remy to Dutch greats Johan Cruyff and Dennis Bergkamp after his injury-time winner earned a much-needed 1-0 victory over Aston Villa on Sunday. Having hit the base of the post in the 88th minute, the French international rifled home a shot four minutes later to grab Newcastle's first goal in five matches and secure a first win for the club since Jan. 18. The...

The United States, still glowing over its upset of Brazil in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, was shown what a top team can do at full strength, losing to the Netherlands 2-0 in Miami. Ronald de Boer scored on a deflection off Alexi Lalas two minutes into the game after a bad pass by Roy Wegerle set up a breakaway. Clarence Seedorf scored 30 seconds into the second half after Philip Cocu's pass beat the defense. Seerdorf easily beat goalkeeper Kasey Keller. The U.S., preparing for World Cup games...